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A farmer has enough feed to last his 15pigs for 20days. How long would the feed last if he had 10pigs​

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40/3 days, (13.33 days)

Explanation:

Set up the equation, 15/20 = 10/x, and then use cross mutiply to solve it.

10 * 20 = 15x, x = 200/15 = 40/3

Why?

b/c if each pig eats the same amount of food, then the ratio between the number of pigs and days should remain constant.

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